It wasn’t exactly the news that animation fans were expecting. That Walt Disney Animation Studios would be following up “ The Princess and the Frog ” (i.e. The Company’s much anticipated return to hand-drawn animation) with a feature-length Winnie the Pooh project . Ah, but there was method to the Mouse...

It's been kind of a tough week for Disneyana fans. Given that -- all over the country -- Disney Stores are shutting down. Rockford, IL . Naples, FL. Four stores in Michigan . 6 in Missouri. 9 in New York State. A whopping 16 stores closing in Pennsylvania. All told, 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. will...